Science is BADASS.

Jun 03, 2008 07:33

Because sometimes, you need a little badass science to start your day off right:

The Six Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled In the Name of Science.

I am full of science geek glee. A sample:

"While other so-called heroes run around saving useless things like kittens and "civilians," John Paul Stapp looked at jet fighter pilots and thought, "Those poor guys need my help." Yes, the manliest profession in the world since "Grizzly Bear Rodeo" was outlawed, and World War II veteran Dr. Stapp was the man who saved them.

"He served as a flight surgeon in WWII, and after the war performed critical research on the effects of sudden deceleration on the human body. His human body. He used a rocket armed with four rocket engines and a total thrust of 6,000 pounds. The wider scientific community believed the human body could not survive more than 18 Gs of deceleration -- Stapp hit 35. Because he goddamn could."

Oh, yeah, men of science. Talk nerdy to me.

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